Live & learn
Hi Guys
Gordon - hey waddaya ya know, I taught ya sumthin..........

I'm so used to learning from your sage advice & wisdom, not to mention the walking Karnak of Giulietta Lore, GTD
Seriously, I agree 100% with you, the Internet & digital photography have changed our lives & thanks to a great resource like the BB & an even greater resource in all of you guys who are not only willing to share, but also willing to learn !!!
Altissimo & Carello lights...........to be honest Dan, I don't know which came first and which went where & when, but both were fitted to the Spiders. Of the 3 lenses you posted, the LHS looks to me like a very early lens as fitted to the '55 Sprints as it only has 2 bulbs, whereas the later cars had the reverse lights. You can see these early ones in the early Sprint brochure albeit with a large reflector fitted to the bottom half. The middle one is a standard European spec Sprint tail light & the RLS one is a Spider tail light, but it's also to the USA spec of having indicator lens in red in place of amber. I'll spend some time looking at my books & the period road tests & see what I can dig out.
Yes the USA spec was no quarter lights and 'Lucas football' lights but that's hardly cast in cold pasta with Luigi-on-the-line who fitted whatever he had at the time. Let's just say the vast majority of USA destined cars were spec'd like this....
Berlina & Ti hubcaps, yes the Berlina had an all chrome hubcap with a pressed metal badge & yes the Ti had the standard Giulietta one we all know & love with the black & silver badge in the centre - here is where to get brand new hubcaps for your '56 Berlina - (
- wheels) check out item WH015, Alfa used the same hubcap on the 105 Series Giulia 1300 Ti and 105 GT 1300 Junior up to '69.
Check out the 750/101 hubcaps available as well - I'd go for the 3rd last option - # 750-102 over the WH005 as they appear to be $4 cheaper for the same item - You owe me a beer for that !!
In the pictures with my previous post, I'm the young 'un, my Dad is the actual owner of the '57 Spider - sold it to him on the same night I bought it & gave him all the spares including the correct '57 Spider motor. I had it out on Friday night, it's a great little car !!
Ciao
Greig